| 100% | PAIMEI | 6 | Martial arts master played by Gordon Liu in "Kill Bill" |
| 38% | THEBRIDE | 8 | Sword wielder played by Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MIYAGI | 6 | Mr. ___, iconic martial arts teacher played by Pat Morita in the 1984 film "The Karate Kid" |
| 37% | IPMAN | 5 | Martial-arts master portrayed by Donnie Yen in a 2008 bio-pic |
| 36% | KUNGFU | 6 | Martial art featured in many films by 18 Across |
| 35% | KUNGFU | 6 | Martial art practiced by a panda in an animated franchise |
| 35% | FREDHAISE | 9 | Astronaut played by Bill Paxton in Apollo 13 |
| 34% | WARHOL | 6 | Pop art icon played by Bowie in "Basquiat" |
| 33% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the president played by Bill Murray in "Hyde Park on Hudson" |
| 32% | SENSEI | 6 | Martial arts master |
| 32% | SENSEIS | 7 | Martial arts masters |
| 32% | BOO | 3 | Radley played by Robert Duvall in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 32% | LEE | 3 | Martial arts master Bruce |
| 32% | LEE | 3 | Martial arts master Bruce __ |
| 31% | THURMAN | 7 | Uma, who played Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill |
| 31% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | Actor who meets his younger self, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in the 2012 film "Looper": 2 wds. |
| 30% | OLLY | 4 | Boy played by Brenock O'Connor in GoT, who kills Ygritte in revenge and subsequently kills Jon Snow, too |
| 30% | REY | 3 | Jedi Master played by Daisy Ridley |
| 30% | UMA | 3 | She's Beatrix in Kill Bill |
| 30% | OYL | 3 | Olive, who was once engaged to "lounge lizard" Harold Hamgravy, a character played by Bill Irwin in a 1980 movie |
| 29% | LEE | 3 | Famous karate and martial arts master, Bruce ___ |
| 29% | THEBRIDE | 8 | Uma Thurman's character in Kill Bill |
| 29% | BENEDICTWONG | 12 | "Doctor Strange" actor who plays a master of the mystic arts in 24-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | KARATE | 6 | Martial art developed in Okinawa |
| 29% | KENOBI | 6 | Jedi master played by Ewan McGregor, Obi Wan __ |
| 29% | UMA | 3 | Kill Bill actor who played Beatrix |
| 29% | REX | 3 | Martial arts instructor in "Napoleon Dynamite" |
| 29% | KARATE | 6 | Martial art done by the "Kid" |
| 29% | KRAVMAGA | 8 | Martial art created by Imi Lichtenfeld |
| 29% | JUDO | 4 | Martial art founded by Jigoro Kano |